Thornwood High School
Recent News About Thornwood High School
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Friday night football: where to see the Thornton Fractional South Red Wolves and 20 other local football teams play today - Sept. 1
These teams from the South Cook News coverage area are scheduled to play later today starting at 6:30 p.m.
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Thursday night football: Richards Bulldogs are the only local football team playing today - Aug. 31
This team from the South Cook News coverage area is scheduled to play later today starting at 7 p.m.
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Saturday night football: which local high school football teams are in action today? - Aug. 26
These teams from the South Cook News coverage area are scheduled to play later today starting at 10 a.m.
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Friday night football: where to see the Rich Township Raptors and 22 other local football teams play today - Aug. 25
These teams from the South Cook News coverage area are scheduled to play later today starting at 6 p.m.
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Thursday night football: Thornwood Thunderbirds are the only local football team playing today - Aug. 24
This team from the South Cook News coverage area is scheduled to play later today starting at 7 p.m.
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4,584 students enrolled at Thornton Township High School District 205 in 2021-22 school year
Enrollment at Thornton Township High School District 205 rose from the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.
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Thornwood High School reports 17% truancy rate
The truancy rate at Thornwood High School rose to 17 percent during the 2019-20 school year, according to a South Cook News analysis of the latest Illinois schools report card.
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Thornwood High School reports 0.4% truancy rate
The truancy rate at Thornwood High School fell to 0.4 percent during the 2018-19 school year, according to a South Cook News analysis of the latest Illinois schools report card.
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93.1 percent of Thornwood teachers stay put; average earns $84,143 per year
The Illinois Schools Report Card finds that 93.1 percent of teachers stay at Thornwood High School year to year, according to their 2020 three-year average.
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Thornwood High School scores 12% ELA proficiency, 8.1% on math in 2019
Of the 1,780 students attending Thornwood High School in 2019, 12 percent scored proficient in English Language Arts and 8.1 percent were proficient in math, according to a report recently released by the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE).
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At Thornwood, 83 percent of students graduate high school
About 86 percent of ninth graders in 2020 were "on track" to graduate at Thornwood High School, where the four-year graduation rate was 83 percent that year, according to the latest Illinois schools report card by the Illinois State Board of Education.
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Report: 70 percent of 2018 Thornwood High School graduates in Illinois community colleges had to take remedial classes
In the two years after 79 percent of Thornwood High School's class of 2018 graduated on time, 70 percent of those who attended Illinois community colleges had to enroll in remedial courses.
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Report: 68 percent of 2017 Thornwood High School graduates in Illinois community colleges had to take remedial classes
In the two years after 81% of Thornwood High School's class of 2017 graduated on time, 68 percent of those who attended Illinois community colleges had to enroll in remedial courses.
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Report: 76 percent of 2016 Thornwood High School graduates in Illinois community colleges had to take remedial classes
In a year when 79 percent of Thornwood High School seniors graduated on time, 76 percent of those who attended Illinois community colleges had to enroll in remedial courses.
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At Thornwood, 79 percent of students graduate high school; 64 percent go to college
About 71 percent of ninth graders in 2018 were on track to graduate at a school where the four-year graduation rate was 79 percent that year, according to the latest Illinois schools report card by the Illinois State Board of Education.
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86 percent of Thornwood teachers stay put; average earns $78,873.46 per year
More than 86 percent of teachers stay at Thornwood High School year to year, according to the 2018 three-year average in the latest Illinois schools report card.
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Thornwood High School reports 14% truancy rate
The truancy rate at Thornwood High School rose to 14 percent during the 2017-18 school year, according to a South Cook News analysis of the latest Illinois schools report card.
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At Thornwood, 81 percent of students graduate high school; 55 percent go to college
About 69 percent of ninth graders in 2017 were on track to graduate at a school where the four-year graduation rate was 81 percent that year, according to the latest Illinois schools report card by the Illinois State Board of Education.
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Thornwood High School reports 13% truancy rate
The truancy rate at Thornwood High School rose to 13 percent during the 2016-17 school year, according to a South Cook News analysis of the latest Illinois schools report card.
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Report: 77 percent of 2015 Thornwood High School graduates in Illinois community colleges had to take remedial classes
In a year when 81 percent of Thornwood High School seniors graduated on time, 77 percent of those who attended Illinois community colleges had to enroll in remedial courses.